غرام

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
غ ر م (ḡ-r-m)

Pronunciation

Noun

غَرَام (ḡarāmm

  1. infatuation, ardent desire, passion
  2. (archaic) entanglement
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 25:63-66:
      وَعِبَادُ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الَّذِينَ يَمْشُونَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ هَوْنًا وَإِذَا خَاطَبَهُمُ الْجَاهِلُونَ قَالُوا سَلَامًا (63) وَالَّذِينَ يَبِيتُونَ لِرَبِّهِمْ سُجَّدًا وَقِيَامًا (64) وَالَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا اصْرِفْ عَنَّا عَذَابَ جَهَنَّمَ ۖ إِنَّ عَذَابَهَا كَانَ غَرَامًا (65) إِنَّهَا سَاءَتْ مُسْتَقَرًّا وَمُقَامًا (66)
      63 The worshippers of the Most Merciful, who walk composedly on the earth and whenever the ignorant speak to them, they say, "Peace be upon you"; 64 who, for their Lord, stay up bowing and rising; 65 who say, "Lord, Direct away from us the torment of Gehenna: its torment is an entanglement! 66 It is the worst dwelling-place and abode!"
Declension

Etymology 2

From French gramme.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣraːm/, /ɡraːm/

Noun

غْرَام (ḡrāmm (plural غْرَامَات (ḡrāmāt))

  1. gram (unit of mass)
Declension
Alternative forms

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “غرام”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology 1

From English gram or French gramme.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡraːm/,
  • (file)

Noun

غرام (ḡrām, grāmm

  1. gram
See also

Etymology 2

Root
غ ر م
2 terms

From Arabic غَرَام (ḡarām).

Pronunciation

Noun

غرام (ḡarāmm

  1. love, passion, infatuation
    Synonym: عشق (ʕišq)
Derived terms
  • وقع بغرام (wiʔiʕ bi-ḡarām, to fall in love)
See also